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tr[jɒŋks]1 familiar la tira, siglos nombre masculino pluraljɑːŋks, jɒŋksmass noun (BrE colloq)I haven't been there for yonks — hace siglos or (Esp tb) la tira que no voy por allí (fam)
[jɒŋks]N (Brit)for yonks — hace siglos *
* * *[jɑːŋks, jɒŋks]mass noun (BrE colloq)I haven't been there for yonks — hace siglos or (Esp tb) la tira que no voy por allí (fam)
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[jɒnks]* * *[jɒŋks]n (Brit inf= ages) eine (halbe) Ewigkeit (inf)that was yonks ago — das war vor einer (halben) Ewigkeit (inf)
I haven't seen her for yonks — ich habe sie schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen (inf)
* * *yonks [jɒŋks] spl:I haven’t seen him for yonks Br umg ich hab ihn schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen -
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yonks[jɔʃks] n разг. дълъг период от време; he has been here for \yonks тук е от незапомнени времена (от сума ти време). -
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yonks [jɒŋks]∎ I haven't been there for yonks il y a une paie ou ça fait un bail que je n'y suis pas allé -
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yonks noun pl. coll. длительное время -
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n. brit. inf. for yonks од памтивека; кој знае од кога: I haven't seen her for yonks He сум ја видел кој-знае од кога -
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1. долгое, длительное время;2. много, большое количествоI haven't seen you for yonks – я не видел тебя миллион лет I've got yonks of work to do now – у меня сейчас много работы
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Очень длительный срок. Это комбинация слов months и weeks или искажение выражения donkey's years («ослиные годы»), которое также значит очень долгое время.I haven't seen her in yonks. — Я не видел её с незапамятных времён.
They got married yonks ago. — Они поженились уже много лет тому назад.
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1. долгое, длительное время;2. много, большое количествоI haven't seen you for yonks – я не видел тебя миллион лет I've got yonks of work to do now – у меня сейчас много работы
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1) Британский английский: давным-давно2) Австралийский сленг: большое количество, длительное время, долгое время, много3) Сленг: давно (I haven't seen you for yonks)4) Табуированная лексика: возраст -
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n pl BrE infml
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См. также в других словарях:
yonks — [jɔŋks US ja:ŋks] n [U] BrE spoken informal a long time = ↑ages ▪ It s yonks since we had a good night out. ▪ We went to Blackpool once, yonks ago . nOt do sth for yonks ▪ We haven t seen Tom and Jean for yonks … Dictionary of contemporary English
yonks — ► PLURAL NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a very long time. ORIGIN perhaps related to donkey s years (see DONKEY(Cf. ↑donkey)) … English terms dictionary
yonks — noun (U) BrE spoken a long time: It s yonks since we had a good night out. | not do sth for yonks: We haven t seen Tom and Jean for yonks. | yonks ago: We went to Blackpool once, yonks ago … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yonks — I Australian Slang a long period of time II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n a long time III Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Years ages an awfy long time Example: Nah ah huvnae seen Raffy fur yonks he wis last seen round Saughton way no telling … English dialects glossary
yonks — [[t]jɒ̱ŋks[/t]] N PLURAL Yonks means a very long time. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He s been here for yonks. Everyone knows him. Syn: ages … English dictionary
yonks — noun /jɒŋks/ A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages Haven’t seen him in yonks! … Wiktionary
yonks — forever, a long time ago, ages; as in I haven t seen them in yonks … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
Yonks — Blimey, I haven t heard from you for yonks . If you heard someone say that it would mean that they had not seen you for ages! … The American's guide to speaking British
yonks — A long time Little Johnny waited for the train for yonks … Dictionary of american slang
yonks — A long time Little Johnny waited for the train for yonks … Dictionary of american slang
yonks — n British a very long time, ages. This now popular word began to be heard in the early 1960s, mainly in middle class usage. Its exact etymology is obscure; it may be a children s deformation of years or an alteration of donkey s years . God, I… … Contemporary slang